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New Phenomenon, 'Refracking,' Sweeping Gas and Oil Industry

New Phenomenon, 'Refracking,' Sweeping Gas and Oil Industry

HOUSTON, Texas — The fracking boom may prove to be twice as lucrative as investors initially thought–many U.S. gas and oil producers are starting re-fracking efforts on wells that sunk at least three years ago.  Refracking has been made possible thanks

China, Indonesia Pledge Anti-Terrorism Cooperation

China, Indonesia Pledge Anti-Terrorism Cooperation

China’s senior security official met Indonesian anti-terrorism chief in Beijing on Friday, with the pair vowing more cooperation in fighting terrorism, reported Chinese news agency (Xinhua). Meng Jianzhu told Ansyaad Mbai, head of the Indonesian National Counter Terrorism Agency, that

Famous Jewish Couple in Turkey Stabbed to Death

Famous Jewish Couple in Turkey Stabbed to Death

Turkey’s Hurriyet Daily News is reporting that a famous Jewish couple were stabbed to death in their home in Istanbul. The bodies of Jak Karako, 77, and his wife, Georgia Karako, 69, were discovered by police in their apartment in Istanbul’s

Islamist Militants on Rise in Austria

Islamist Militants on Rise in Austria

(Reuters) – Authorities suspect around 130 people resident in Austria – most of them foreign nationals – have allied themselves with Islamist militants fighting abroad, officials in Vienna said on Friday, raising their estimate by nearly a third. Public safety

IL Dem Candidate Callis Confused About Where She Lives

IL Dem Candidate Callis Confused About Where She Lives

Democrat House candidate Ann Callis, a former Illinois circuit judge, is running against GOP Rep. Rodney Davis in the state’s 13th Congressional District. The 13th is a politically competitive district, unlike the neighboring 15th District, where Callis has long called

Hamas Goes on Killing Spree of Alleged 'Collaborators'

Hamas Goes on Killing Spree of Alleged 'Collaborators'

Hamas killed 11 Gazans suspected of informing for Israel on Friday, a Gaza security official said. The killings of the 11 were also reported by al-Rai and al-Majd, two websites linked to Hamas. The execution spree followed Thursday’s assassinations of

Senegal Closes Borders to Guinea to Curb Ebola

Senegal Closes Borders to Guinea to Curb Ebola

Senegal has become the latest African country to restrict travel as a result of the Ebola outbreak, closing its borders to neighbouring Guinea, the Senegalese Press Agency reported Friday. “This measure also applies to air and maritime borders, to planes

2 French Teen Girls Probed As Would-Be Jihadis

2 French Teen Girls Probed As Would-Be Jihadis

PARIS (AP) — Two girls, aged 15 and 17, are under investigation in France for allegedly making plans to join jihadis in Syria. The Paris prosecutor’s office said on Friday that the girls, one from Tarbes in the southwest, the

Police Try to Reassure UAE tourists London safe

Police Try to Reassure UAE tourists London safe

London police on Thursday tried to reassure UAE tourists that the city’s main shopping streets were safe to visit, after the Gulf state’s foreign ministry warned visitors to avoid certain areas. The ministry produced the advice — citing information from

Foley's Killer Will be Caught: Former Anti-Terror Chief

Foley's Killer Will be Caught: Former Anti-Terror Chief

The suspected British killer of US journalist James Foley will be found and brought to justice “sooner or later”, Britain’s former anti-terrorism chief said Thursday. Richard Barrett, former head of counterterrorism at foreign intelligence service MI6, told BBC Radio 4’s